Board of Adjustment denies sign-variance request for Dean Martin Trust

The City Council convened as the Board of Adjustment on July 14 and denied a variance application submitted by Jeanette Kraus on behalf of the Dean Martin Trust relating to non‑complying signage.

City Manager Joe Pepplitsch explained the application and how it relates to the code’s non‑complying sign provisions. Applicant Jeanette Kraus reviewed the variance request. Joni Ostrom spoke in support, explaining her business leases one of the damaged signs tied to the application. After the public hearing closed, Council member John Salem moved to deny the variance; Dora Vivas seconded. The roll-call vote recorded “aye” votes from Vivas, Salem, Jacob, Roberts and Mayor John Fagot; the motion carried.

The minutes record the denial but do not include the full application text or the Board’s written findings in the minutes text provided in the transcript. The council returned to open session later in the meeting after an executive-session item and then adjourned at 6:39 p.m.